Garment band



' l j PATENrlorrics "5 .adapted forshoulder strap bands. althoughfit stretchable fabric'l when the band is completed-5 7"5'10 clearly disclose' the construction. l Afabric I and may comprise the same ma'terialas 10 Y l5 Fig. aillustrates the bandasappiiedasshoulder leased,r the Vrubber strip 8 contracts. ,thereby llil has preferablyknitted material. The edges of this and I and the strip of rubber l may be run as "1.30`ful withstretchable fabric for the entire fabric formed with the hem ofthe outer facing enclosing so n "35' inner face of yknitted fabric I. Non-stretchable article; of manufacture. yWhere the device is a5 o Thesmp of fabricl i and strip of fahne s comof the longitudinal stitchesare of the streichabiej 4t `45 turned-in hems 4 of the fabric 5 are turned in The present invention utilizing non-Stretching 45 ,n

r 3 complete the sheath by passing through the hems ance ofthe garment and adds to the comfort of f A 50 2 and l. Rows of stitching yStand III pass through the wearer because of its elasticity and further- 50` l securely inposition within the sheath. While two the skin of the wearer when the band is in use.

56 it :is to bey .understood that any desired number by hems of the outer facing tends to make a larger 55 24325.11 r GsmNrnaNn HarryHardic, Baltimore, Faultless Manufacturing Companyfaltlmorc, y Md., a'corporationofMaryland i Y .minimalen september :5,11937, serial No. 165,609 ,i

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" i 'I'he present lnventionrclatesto` garments and of rows'may be used, dependent upon the width more vespecially to la band li'oi: use in or on garof the band.y 'Preferably,though not necessarily, mentar i Y y the fabricfstrip I is cut on the bias toincrease` 'The .present'finvention `isfv more particularly' its elasticityxand is slightly wider than thef "may, befu'sed in.y other portions ofv garments soas to substantially cover the inner facing and where elastic bands are desirable. l render the same invisible when the band isin use Fig. 1 is a cross-section online I-I of Fig. 2, on the wearer. The strip of outer fabric Iymay Vshowingthe parts separated "in order to more t be of a different color from the inner knitted `li'lg. 2vis a plan viewV ofa bandin accordance the garment II. L with the present invention showing `portions, Preferably, where non-stretchable fabric is used broken away' inA order to more clearlyillustrate for the strip I, the band is sewed together while i the construction,y under tension and as soon as the tension is re,-

straps to a garment, the lupper `'part only of slightly shirringthcfabric I while the knitted or `which is illustrated. i stretchable fabric I is unshirred. The knitted "The present invention relatestoagarment band fabric I is adapted to comprise the inner side of such construction as is adaptable for narrow ofthe band which isin contact with the skin of e 20 bands such as are commonly used for shoulder ythe wearer and since this stretchable fabric does 20. "straps or the like and more particularly for use rnot'shir'r, it forms asmooth surface which adds to t i Y ywith under garments. the comfort of the device when in use.k Y t t I .The preferred construction comprises a strip I The device maybe manufactured by a single f of stretchable fabric of any desirable construction, operation of sewing, inthat the strips of fabric 4I Iistrip I comprise turned-in hems 2 which face throush suitable forming and holding' devices against Aturned-in hems l of a strip of fabric I. under a four-needle, or more, sewing machine The 'fabric 5 maybe and preferably is nonso that when the `strips of vfabric are fed into l stretchable fabric, although the invention isusethe proper device,fthe hems are automaticallyl l construction, wheresuch constructions are dethe edges of the rubber strip and the materials ,sired. However, the fabric 5 is preferably cut are stretched until the sewing operation is com-f 'v on the bias and this tends to make the outer face pleted at which time tension is released and the somewhat elastic, but not as stretchable asrthe band leaves the sewing machine as a completed vfabric when cut on the bias may be elongated by constructed under tension, ordinary stitches may j distorting the mesh of the weave if thebias cut be used, to sew the plurality of rows of stitching.

' strip is subjected to longitudinal stress, and this Where the fabrics are both fully stretchable and may be desirable under certain circumstances. l the device is constructedwithout tension, then all prise a sheath `in which is enclosed a strip oi' stitch type which is well known in the art.

sheet rubber 6. Stitches 1 and 8 ypass through Four rows of stitching areshown, but itis to the turned-in hems 2 and I and also pass through be understood that for `bands of different widths, the edges of the strip of sheet rubber I. The j other numbers of rows of stitches may be'used.`

over Vthe edges of the rubberstrip 6 to! enclose fabric for the outer portion of the strap is of these edges `in fabric. Thefstitches 1 :and l suchnature as to comprise a narrow, neat,`elas anchor the fabric pieces I andv 5 at their edges lto tic band which does not detract from t 'e appear- "the fabricA I the strip or sheet rubber 6, and the more, the vinner, portion of the sheath being ,fabric 5, thereby anchoring the sheet rubber strip stretchable fabric, lies smoothly in place against i I intermediate rows of stitching 9 and III are shown, Theenclnsing of the edges of the rubber strip I the band very exible. Furthermore, the construction admits of the use of a quite thin rubber strip which also contributes to the Iiexibllity of the finished band. The plurality of intermediate rows of` stitching locks the parts together and prevents buckling of the parts as well as securely anchoring the rubber strip in place.

What I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a shouldery strap band comprising a strip of stretchable fabric, a pair of in-turned hems on the edges of said strip and both facing the same side of said strip, a strip of non-stretchable fabric cut on the bias in order that said strip of non-stretchable fabric may be elongated by distortion of the weave of the fabric, a strip of sheet rubber adiacent the non-stretchable fabric, a. pair of irl-turned hems on the edges of said non-stretchabie fabric, said hems on the strip of non-stretchable fabric facing the hems on the strip of stretchable fabric and enclosing theedges of the strip of sheet rubber, a pair of rows of stitches passing through said hems and the edges of the strip of rubber, and sewing said strips of fabric together to form a sheath, and stitches extending lengthwise of said strip of rubber and through said sheath to anchor said strip of rubber within said sheath ing hems, stitches through said hems joining said strips of fabric together to form a sheath, a strip of sheet rubber within said sheath, the edges of said strip of rubber being enclosed in certain of said hems, and stitching other than the stitching ythrough said hems anchoring said rubber within said sheath.

3. A shoulder strap for a garment as an article of manufacture comprising a pair of superimposed strips of fabric sewed together at their edges to form a sheath, a strip of sheet rubber within said sheath, and stitches other than those sewing the fabric strips together and extending lengthwise of said band for anchoring the said rubber within said sheath, one of said strips of fabric being wider than the other whereby the wider strip only is visible when said band is in use. l

HARRY HARDIE. 

